First evidence of Chelonid Herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) infection in Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Sabah, Borneo

• Main Authors: Aswini Leela Loganathan, Pushpalatha M. Palaniappan, Vijay Kumar Subbiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2021
• Subjects: QL640-669.3 Reptiles and amphibians
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32040/1/First%20evidence%20of%20Chelonid%20Herpesvirus%205%20%28ChHV5%29%20infection%20in%20Green%20Turtles%20%28Chelonia%20mydas%29%20from%20Sabah%2C%20Borneo%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32040/2/First%20evidence%20of%20Chelonid%20Herpesvirus%205%20%28ChHV5%29%20infection%20in%20Green%20Turtles%20%28Chelonia%20mydas%29%20from%20Sabah%2C%20Borneo.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32040/; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1404/htm; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111404

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) of sea turtles is characterised by cutaneous tumours and is associated with Chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5), an alphaherpesvirus from the family Herpesviridae. Here, we provide the first evidence of ChHV5-associated FP in endangered Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Sabah,...